Guillermo Marco, former spokesman for the pope when he was Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, told Reuters it had been a "wasted opportunity" for Argentina. Francis, he said, had a "tango soul" - a reference to the music and dance that has its origins in the back streets of Buenos Aires.

(AP video by Paolo Santalucia) Sebastian Padrón, from La Plata, Argentina, poses in his ice cream in Rome, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Paolo Santalucia) Raniero Mancinelli, a tailor who serves prelates and popes, works in his shop in Rome ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis has shown further slight improvement as he battles double pneumonia, but doctors still say his prognosis is still guarded

A Pulitzer Prize winner has taken over the theater in Largo Argentina. It's neither a dystopian image nor a daydream: it's the essence of the importance of the show written by David Mamet

Catholics from across Argentina have flocked to churches to pray for the recovery of native son Pope Francis, the first Latin American pope in history

Pope Francis remained in critical condition Sunday and blood tests show early kidney failure but he remains alert and “well-oriented,” and attended Mass, the Vatican said, as the 88-year-old